Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area. The U.S. continues to beef up its military presence in the Middle East while Western leaders warn Iran to “stand down” its threats of an attack on …
US treasury secretary says market-based reforms will aid world’s second largest economy. United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that China is too large to try to export its way to rapid growth and would benefit by reducing excess industrial capacity that is pressuring other economies. The International Monetary Fund currently forecasts China’s 2024 real gross domestic product growth …
Antony Blinken, who is in Tonga to dedicate a new embassy, is the first US Secretary of State to visit the Pacific nation. Antony Blinken, the United States secretary of state, has pledged to step up support for Pacific nations and reiterated a warning about the perils of “predatory” Chinese investment as he dedicated a new embassy in the island …
Dr Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as Covid-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots. Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, also said he doesn’t foresee additional lockdowns in the US because he believes enough people are vaccinated to avoid a recurrence of last winter. …
